St. James Theatre

I’m in NYC for six shows in five days, and for the NATS Winter Workshop. Arriving on time yesterday on the first flight of the day from STL, I was able to grab lunch with Yufei at the Meta NYC offices at Moynihan Train Hall. I got a tour of some of the incredible facility, which

NYC shows

A chronicle of the shows I’ve attended in New York City, and the other events of this past week. Saturday, August 26. Morning flight from Lambert. Arrival at my Chelsea hotel on 24th at 1.30 p.m. thanks to slow transit and a late-arriving Southwest flight. Lunch of salad and polpette and some Prosecco. Cufflink shopping

NYC

I’m in NYC right now, having flown up on Friday evening. Today I go to Rochester, New York, for a visit on behalf of the National Association of Schools of Music. But since STL – ROC is tough flight connections, I flew up a day early. Saturday brunch at Cafe Luxembourg was with Han Yufei.

#TBT: NYC

Facebook is reminding me that four years ago I was in NYC for one of the last trips on my split-semester sabbatical that year!

Random NYC photos

Here are some random photos from my pre-Christmas long weekend in NYC. I had some time seeing shows (A Man of No Importance, A Strange Loop, Little Shop). I met up with people I love, including former students and Yufei. I went to the Grolier Club and their current exhibit. I took in the new

Monday in NYC

A full day!  11,415 steps, according to the iPhone.  That’s 3.6 miles of walking. I believe it, based on how my feet feel Monday evening. Looking west from my hotel room window, morning and late afternoon: And looking north on 8th Avenue: Yufei and I had drinks at The Aviary at the Mandarin Hotel on

Choir Boy

My Tuesday in NYC ended with a performance of the play Choir Boy in a detailed and affecting performance by an ensemble cast. I cried just a bit at the end. Earlier Tuesday: Greenwich Village for tea and some Taiwanese Linzer cookies vegan lunch with Jacob Scott a stop by the Happy Socks store a

He’s away

This man is off to China today for a two-week holiday. We have talked on FaceTime most every day for the last six months. That nightly call is now a staple of my day . . . of my life . . . as we learn to love even though separated by part of a

NYC

During my business trip to NYC this week, I got to meet up with a certain man and his dear friend Janet. Here we are at a dessert place in K-town, after finally seeing Yufei at a dance class.  I know believe that all of those videos he’s been sending me of him dancing are

The year 2018

Greetings to friends and family around the world. I write on the day of the winter solstice, and note with sadness that this world seems particularly darker than it did a year ago. I pray for light and truth to again be kindled in the hearts of those who lead, and who alone can set